Palmeiras boss Abel Ferreira picks up 19th award since joining the club | OneFootball

Coach of Palmeiras, Abel Ferreira received another award for his career built at Palmeiras. Represented by his wife Ana Xavier, the Portuguese coach was honored last Tuesday in the "Sports" category of the XII Bandeirante Award 2025, from the Rotary Club of São Paulo.

Leading Palmeiras' preparation for the Libertadores semifinal decision against LDU, where the team needs to overturn a 3-0 score, the coach did not attend the event. However, he sent a video thanking for the award.

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This is the 19th award that Abel Ferreira has won since he arrived at Palmeiras in October 2020. Among the honors are the sports merit medal, given by the Governor of São Paulo in 2022, and the Merit Award from Liga Portugal in 2023.

Abel Ferreira was also honored at the Mesa Redonda Trophy by TV Gazeta in the 2023 edition. He was recognized as the greatest coach of Palmeiras in the 21st century and received a plaque for his recent achievements with the green and white team, as well as a statuette of Ayrton Senna, the coach's greatest idol in sports.

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